Wenchuan-bound (maybe)…

Ah, the Pandas…what a thing to see!

It was brutally hot and humid, but the pandas were cool (literally, as they are kept in an air conditioned enclosure with all the bamboo they can eat).   In the afternoon, we rode through downtown Chengdu…that’s a heck of a story I’ll get to later.

Master Sergeant Zuo told us we had another 390 kilometers today, which is different than what the itinerary shows. Maybe we got the translation wrong.  The itinerary shows our destination today as Wenchuan.   Top (the Master Sergeant) told us we’re going to see the site of a massive Chinese earthquake and an ancient dam.  We’ll see and I’ll let you know.

More fun, more photos…

Texting and riding…surprisingly, we see a lot of this

Through a thick glass window…there they are!

Lu ignoring the sign with a very friendly peacock

This gal was fascinated by the Nikon

One of our dishes at lunch yesterday…this is the “before” shot

…and this is the “after” shot

Check out this previously-unknown Zongshen 150cc Sportster-themed bike…I want one!

Time to get ready to roll, folks.   We’re headed to Wenchuan!